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Digital age intensifies parasocial ties, turning fandom into cultural, economic force: Experts

Digital age intensifies parasocial ties, turning fandom into cultural, economic force: Experts

Parasocial, the Cambridge Dictionary’s word of 2025, refers to a one-sided connection with a famous person, character

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1,800-year-old domed burial chamber discovered in southeastern Türkiye
29.12.2025

1,800-year-old domed burial chamber discovered in southeastern Türkiye

Newly found structure features at least 5 chambers and rare reliefs depicting 6 wild goat heads, museum director says

Roman-era relief stones from temple of Zeus preserved inside village walls in Black Sea Turkish village
26.12.2025

Roman-era relief stones from temple of Zeus preserved inside village walls in Black Sea Turkish village

Millennia-old relief stones from pagan temple still stand inside village houses, safeguarded and treasured by locals

UNESCO-listed Karagoz shadow theatre to be preserved through new laboratory in Türkiye
26.12.2025

UNESCO-listed Karagoz shadow theatre to be preserved through new laboratory in Türkiye

Nearly 700-year-old Karagoz shadow play will be preserved and promoted in an interactive laboratory created by a research center at Bursa Uludag University

Excavation peels back layers of Roman, Byzantine history in southeastern Türkiye
25.12.2025

Excavation peels back layers of Roman, Byzantine history in southeastern Türkiye

Rabat Castle in Mardin reveals 2,000-year-old artifacts, including coins and arrowheads from Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine eras

 New tile gallery opens in Istanbul's famed Topkapi Palace
24.12.2025

New tile gallery opens in Istanbul's famed Topkapi Palace

Over 2,000 crates of palace tiles, preserved until 2018, were used to create tile art gallery, retaining their original texture